Reidallaboutit
New Member
Hi all! I've been lurking for a while and finally made an account. Love all the great info on here! My wife and I are expecting our kammerflage panther in December (our first chameleon) so I decided to start working on an enclosure for the little guy. My goal is to get everything built/installed and dialed in over the next couple weeks.
Total "living dimensions" of the enclosure are 22Dx36Wx60H with a built in cabinet underneath for feeders, supplements, water resevoir, etc. I hinged the front screen from the top and added some air struts so it easily lifts and stays open overhead once unlatched (I'll try to get some pics of that).
As far as equipment/decor...
- 36" Reptisun T5HO. It came with the 5.0 bulb but am considering an upgrade to the arcadia 12% because of the height and eventual density of foilage...what do you all think?
- Mistking Starter System v4.0 with single nozzle. I plan to add a couple more soon.
- Basking lamp with 65w Phillips plant light in dimmable fixture. We also have a 50w in a standard fixture but don't plan to use both unless more heat is needed. Once everything is installed I'll take some temp measurements and make a final decision.
- Two sets of temp/humidity probes to monitor enclosure near top and bottom to make sure temp gradient is within proper range.
- Inside I've installed some bleached, rinsed and sun dried branches from our backyard (mostly maple but I think a couple may be from an elm). I'm thinking we should put a few more branches inside although we do have some exo-terra vines yet to be hung. Is there a good rule of thumb for linear ft of branches per cu ft of enclosure?
- Currently we have a variety of dracaenas, a golden pothos, and a hibiscus that's dormant (picked from Lowes for $12). What else might you add?
- Dog crate pan on the bottom floor for easy cleaning/maintenance.
Anyways I just wanted to say thanks to all the awesome people here for sharing their expertise and experience and would love to hear what you might add/change about our enclosure.
Total "living dimensions" of the enclosure are 22Dx36Wx60H with a built in cabinet underneath for feeders, supplements, water resevoir, etc. I hinged the front screen from the top and added some air struts so it easily lifts and stays open overhead once unlatched (I'll try to get some pics of that).
As far as equipment/decor...
- 36" Reptisun T5HO. It came with the 5.0 bulb but am considering an upgrade to the arcadia 12% because of the height and eventual density of foilage...what do you all think?
- Mistking Starter System v4.0 with single nozzle. I plan to add a couple more soon.
- Basking lamp with 65w Phillips plant light in dimmable fixture. We also have a 50w in a standard fixture but don't plan to use both unless more heat is needed. Once everything is installed I'll take some temp measurements and make a final decision.
- Two sets of temp/humidity probes to monitor enclosure near top and bottom to make sure temp gradient is within proper range.
- Inside I've installed some bleached, rinsed and sun dried branches from our backyard (mostly maple but I think a couple may be from an elm). I'm thinking we should put a few more branches inside although we do have some exo-terra vines yet to be hung. Is there a good rule of thumb for linear ft of branches per cu ft of enclosure?
- Currently we have a variety of dracaenas, a golden pothos, and a hibiscus that's dormant (picked from Lowes for $12). What else might you add?
- Dog crate pan on the bottom floor for easy cleaning/maintenance.
Anyways I just wanted to say thanks to all the awesome people here for sharing their expertise and experience and would love to hear what you might add/change about our enclosure.
